The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-06-02
n Talk to "AsOb jones'"


MIR. EDrroR:-Will you give me |
space in your columns to reply to
Bob Jones" article of 10th of MAY.
Mr.. "Bob Jones" says eve people
Of the United States are very ungrate-
full always hunting up some thing to
kick at, and get out of work and ioin
the knights Of Labor and strike for
higher wages" Now in the first place
Bob has caught hold of something
that he is not familiar with, for the
x. of L. neither quit work to join the
order, nor do they advocate strikes
after they join. If "Bob", will take
the trouble to load his gun with some
thing heavier than light gas before
he shoots at the X. of L.. some per
son might fear the racket of his air
gun. Bob" you never heard of X.
telling his noighbors to stop work.
It's tho capitalist that,,says, if you
can't take what offer, you cen 90
and starvc, and if the laborrr saws q
word he is discharged. "3ob" makes
Il true assertion when he SAYS that
capital is the great lever that runs
the Government, and power in its
greed for moro gold has well niuh
ruined the country. Now we are
going to see if honest beams cannot
run the State and National Govern
mcnt with little more fairness Uhan
gold bugs and thcir tools wilo can be
brihed with small portion of the
spoils) to pass such laws us viii enable
moAopoll~s and shylocks to rob the
p0or iaborcr Now, ''Bob" this diSlion-
csty we ought to discourage regardless
of party. We have nothing to say
f"ror against any party. We have
served parties until they have ruined
the country, now wca,c going to serve
the people and let the party 90, The
Cleveland boom Of which YOU spoke,
l failed to see. Now, what do you
call boom! Is it to crush still low
CT tie poor farmer who is earning his
bread by the sweat Of his brow? if SO,
we have had quite enough Of your
booms and your illustrious Cleveland
and party behind the throne vetoes
pensions and labor bills and favors
banks and monopolies. SO friend
"Bob," where is your boom? What
has your Cleveland done forthe labor
ing masses Of the United States?
He made Il beautiful failure in carry
ing out his campaign promises to
pay out the surplus funds in the
treasury OIL the public debt. There
arc millions upon millions lying in
the treasury. Why don't the GOV
ernment pay it out and stop the IN
tcrost on the public debt, ahd give us
the circulation so much needed?
Well, here's the reason friend "Bob-
bic, it would be against the interest
Of Wall Street Bro kcrs and Railroad
syndicatcs.
The price of labor is very low all
over our land, and interest on money
very high, officerss salaries, freight
and passenger rates are high, in fact,
every thing is except the articles pro,
duced by labor. Now all this is the
effect Of trying to bring about re
form in both the old parties, one is
ABOUT as bad as the other.
"Bobbie," do you know that there
IS about one million and half of X
Of L. in the United States working
fox the liberty of you and your chill
dron; and every human being who Ia,
bor foT their bread, will ere long receive
the benefit of the faithful work of the
K. of L., who will deliver them from
then enemies who do nothing but op,
press the poor. Hence such hovlings
about labor organizations. Now is
thero any redemption for tho poor Ia,
borer3 Yes, brother yes. Wrestle
with monopolies, show them theil
wrong and ask them to accede to liv.
ing wages and honest dealing,
Now we will take pleasure in SO
cial and instructive chat with Bob
bic" if he will come down and per
haps each of us may be cdifed.
Central, %, May, X. of L.